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In a friendly between the World Cup quarter-finalists and last-16 participants, Uruguay came out on top thanks to Luis Suarez's brace. It was a Luis Suarez masterclass as the Barcelona star scored twice and set up another to inspire Uruguay's crushing 4-1 win over Mexico in Houston. In an international friendly between the World Cup quarter-finalists and last-16 participants, Uruguay came out on top thanks to all-time leading scorer Suarez's first-half brace on Friday. Suarez scored a free-kick and converted a 'panenka' penalty at NRG Stadium, where Jose Gimenez's 22nd-minute opener was cancelled out by Mexico's Raul Jimenez spot-kick within two minutes. Gaston Pereiro sealed the rout for Uruguay – who were eliminated by eventual champions France in the World Cup quarters – after Suarez turned provider in sensational fashion 15 minutes into the second half, while Jimenez had a penalty saved by Fernando Muslera during the closing stages. #MEXURU...

Giovanni Simeone and fellow debutant Gonzalo Martinez scored on their bows in the absence of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi in LA. Giovanni Simeone marked his debut with a goal as a Lionel Messi-less Argentina outclassed Guatemala 3-0 in an international friendly. Messi was not included as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelona superstar reportedly considers his future following Argentina's tumultuous World Cup campaign, which ended in the last 16. Jorge Sampaoli lost his job as a result but interim boss Lionel Scaloni fielded a new-look line-up and reaped the benefits, albeit against minnows Guatemala in Los Angeles on Friday. Debutant Gonzalo Martinez, Giovani Lo Celso and Simeone – the son of Atletico Madrid head coach and former Argentina midfielder Diego – scored their maiden goals in a one-sided first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mauro Icardi and Paolo Dybala were on the bench for Argentina's first match since their loss to France at th...

Instead of being a boost to the player and the club, the Frenchman's summer success is simply another headache for manager Jose Mourinho Paul Pogba’s success with France at the World Cup represents a major problem for Manchester United, according to Ian Wright. The midfielder was a key member of Didier Deschamps’ squad as they claimed the game’s greatest prize in Russia during the summer, capping their tournament with a 4-2 final victory over Croatia. His performances, however, have often been the subject of criticism at United, with a dispute between the player and Jose Mourinho, plus persistent rumours linking him with a move to Barcelona at some point in the future, overshadowing the beginning to the season. Instead of being a staging post for the midfielder to stamp his authority on the Red Devils, the Premier League legend believes World Cup success will, instead, be a prompt for the 25-year-old that everything is going along just fine. "In the Premier League,...

The 22-year-old Manchester City winger will miss the clash with Peru as he pulled out the squad after making a brief appearance against France Leroy Sane has withdrawn from the Germany squad for "private reasons". The Manchester City winger was brought on as a late substitute when he replaced Marco Reus in the 83rd minute as Joachim Low's men drew 0-0 with France in the UEFA Nations League opener on Thursday. But he will miss the friendly against Peru on Sunday with permission from the coach.

The Portugal international has had no luck in finding the net for his new club despite having the highest number of shots in Serie A The world was waiting.  Cristiano Ronaldo would line up for Juventus for the first time since completing his summer transfer from Real Madrid, starting as the focal point of Massimiliano Allegri's attack against Chievo. Ronaldo's Serie A debut did not start as he had planned, however, with Juventus finding themselves 2-1 down in the second half of the tie. Try as he might, Ronaldo could not pull his side level. A Mattia Bani own goal and a stoppage-time winner from Federico Bernardeschi eventually sealed an opening-day win for the Turin club but it was far from straightforward, and Ronaldo's individual performance did not have the immediate effect he or the supporters would have expected. In 90 minutes, Ronaldo had nine shots on goal - more than any other player on the pitch, and more than any other player in the opening round of S...

The Brazilian claims winning EA Sports' Player of the Month will spur him on to achieve more at with the Premier League side Lucas Moura is confident he has plenty more to give following an impressive start to the season with Tottenham. The Brazilian enjoyed a stellar August, scoring his first Premier League goal at Wembley before a double and a man-of-the-match showing at Old Trafford was enough to land him the EA Sports Player of the Month award.  The 26-year-old joined Spurs from Paris Saint-Germain in a reported €28 million (£25m/$32m) deal in January, but endured a slow start to life in the Premier League. However, in the absence of Heung-Min Son on international duty with South Korea, Lucas has been given his chance by Mauricio Pochettino and has taken it with both hands, starting all four league games so far and scoring three goals.  The winger claims he will not be resting on his laurels, however, and is motivated to keep performing at a high...

The defending champions might have been dumped out in spectacular style in Russia, but he still managed to win the respect of his players Joachim Low is now held in even greater regard after standing up and taking responsibility for Germany's woeful World Cup campaign, according to defender Mats Hummels. Germany went to Russia as defending champions, but they were knocked out in the group stage – their only first-round exit since 1938. A 2-0 defeat to South Korea in Kazan proved to be the decisive result in their final group outing, sending shockwaves through world football. Many associated with German football called for an inquest and for Low to lose his job, but the coach refused to step down and turn his back on the team. Hummels saluted Low for accepting criticism when in reality the players were the ones responsible for their World Cup disappointment. "A coach who admits his own mistakes wins a lot of credit and standing in a team," Hummels told  Kicke...